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Published on 2026-06-15
Mountain Grass Unit today announce the Appalachian Smoke Tour, an expansive fall headline run carrying the Birmingham-born band across more than 40 dates in support of their debut studio album, Appalachian Smoke, arriving August 28 via Dualtone Records. The tour begins August 17 in Cleveland and continues through late November, bringing the band through landmark rooms, major markets, festival stages and hometown-adjacent Southern stops as they enter the biggest chapter of their career to date.
Tickets and more information are available at mountaingrassunit.com/shows. Artist presale begins Tuesday, June 16 at 10 a.m. local. Promoter and venue presales begin Wednesday, June 17 at 10 a.m. local, with all presales ending Wednesday, June 17 at 10 p.m. local. General on-sale begins Thursday, June 18 at 10 a.m. local.
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The announcement arrives as Mountain Grass Unit move toward a milestone Nashville week: on August 26, the quartet will make their Grand Ole Opry debut, following a surprise invitation delivered onstage at DelFest by Del McCoury and Ronnie McCoury. The following night, the band celebrates the release of Appalachian Smoke with an August 27 album release show at Brooklyn Bowl Nashville.
From there, Mountain Grass Unit will carry Appalachian Smoke into the wild, with fall highlights including New Orleans at Tipitina’s, a Texas run through Houston, Austin and Dallas, two nights at Denver’s Cervantes Masterpiece Ballroom, Mountain West and Pacific Northwest stops in Salt Lake City, Boise, Vancouver, Seattle and Portland, California dates in San Francisco and at West Hollywood’s Troubadour, and a Southern stretch through Atlanta, Opelika, Charleston, Charlotte and Raleigh. The run continues through major East Coast and Midwest markets including Washington, DC at 9:30 Club, Philadelphia, Brooklyn Bowl New York, Boston, Toronto, Detroit, two nights in Chicago and Minneapolis.
Produced by six-time Grammy winner Vance Powell (Chris Stapleton, Jack White, Phish), the 13-track Appalachian Smoke captures the adventurous live chemistry and instinctive interplay that have made Mountain Grass Unit one of bluegrass music’s most closely watched young acts. The album finds the band honoring bluegrass tradition while pushing confidently beyond it, weaving together psychedelic rock, jamgrass and expansive American roots music into their most ambitious and fully realized studio statement to date.
The Appalachian Smoke Tour follows a breakthrough stretch that has included an IBMA Momentum Band of the Year win, more than 30 sold-out shows in 2025, international touring and high-profile festival appearances. This fall, Mountain Grass Unit bring that momentum to headline stages across North America.
Mountain Grass Unit – Appalachian Smoke Tour 2026
6/17 – Kansas City, MO – recordBar
6/19 – Bellevue, CO – The Mishawaka Amphitheatre
6/20 – Boulder, CO – Boulder Theater
6/21 – Casper, WY – The Rialto
6/24 – Livingston, MT – Pine Creek Lodge
6/25 – Bonner, MT – KettleHouse Amphitheater ^
6/26 – Sisters, OR – Big Ponderoo *
6/27 – Woodinville, WA – Chateau Ste. Michelle Winery %
6/29 – Bellingham, WA – Wild Buffalo House of Music
6/30 – Trout Lake, WA – Trout Lake Hall (SOLD OUT)
7/1 – Enterprise, OR – OK Theater
7/3–4 – Grass Valley, CA – High Sierra Music Festival *
7/18 – Whitefish, MT – Under the Big Sky Festival *
7/18 – Whitefish, MT – The Remington Bar #
7/25 – Hiram, ME – Ossipee Valley Music Festival *
8/8 – Alta, WY – Grand Targhee Bluegrass Festival *
8/12 – Harrisburg, PA – XL Live
8/13–14 – Manchester, VT – Green Mountain Bluegrass & Roots *
8/17 – Cleveland, OH – Beachland Ballroom & Tavern
8/18 – Columbus, OH – A&R Music Bar
8/26 – Nashville, TN – Grand Ole Opry (Grand Ole Opry Debut)
8/27 – Nashville, TN – Brooklyn Bowl Nashville (Album Release Show)
9/6 – Mill Spring, NC – Earl Scruggs Music Festival *
9/10 – New Orleans, LA – Tipitina’s
9/11 – Houston, TX – The Heights Theater
9/12 – Austin, TX – Antone’s Nightclub
9/13 – Dallas, TX – The Kessler Theater
9/15 – Denver, CO – Cervantes Masterpiece Ballroom
9/16 – Denver, CO – Cervantes Masterpiece Ballroom
9/18 – Flagstaff, AZ – Pickin’ In The Pines Bluegrass & Acoustic Music Festival *
9/20 – Annapolis, MD – Annapolis Baygrass Festival *
9/22 – Santa Fe, NM – The Bridge at Santa Fe Brewing
9/24 – Salt Lake City, UT – Urban Lounge
9/29 – Boise, ID – Shrine Social Club Ballroom
10/1 – Vancouver, BC – Fox Cabaret
10/2 – Seattle, WA – Tractor Tavern
10/3 – Portland, OR – The Get Down
10/5 – San Francisco, CA – Cafe Du Nord
10/6 – West Hollywood, CA – Troubadour
10/9 – Oklahoma City, OK – Beer City Music Hall
10/10 – Eureka Springs, AR – Hillberry Festival *
10/22–25 – Live Oak, FL – Suwannee Hulaween *
10/29 – Atlanta, GA – Variety Playhouse
10/31 – Opelika, AL – Cottonseed Studios
11/4 – Charleston, SC – Charleston Music Hall
11/6 – Charlotte, NC – The Underground
11/7 – Raleigh, NC – Lincoln Theatre
11/8 – Washington, DC – 9:30 Club
11/9 – Pittsburgh, PA – Thunderbird Cafe and Music Hall
11/11 – Philadelphia, PA – Brooklyn Bowl Philadelphia
11/13 – Brooklyn, NY – Brooklyn Bowl New York
11/15 – Boston, MA – Royale
11/17 – Toronto, ON – The Drake Underground
11/19 – Detroit, MI – El Club
11/20 – Chicago, IL – Garcia’s
11/21 – Chicago, IL – Garcia’s
11/22 – Minneapolis, MN – Fine Line
1/19–23 – Puerto Aventuras, MX – Panic en la Playa *
Bold = Newly Announced Appalachian Smoke Tour Dates
* Festival Appearance
# with Hogslop String Band
^ Supporting Dierks Bentley & Cole Goodwin
% Supporting Dierks Bentley & Kaitlin Butts
